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Murasaki Shikibu was born c. 973 [note 1] in Heian-kyō, Japan, into the northern Fujiwara clan descending from Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, the first 9th century Fujiwara regent. [1] The Fujiwara clan dominated court politics until the end of the 11th century through strategically marrying their daughters into the imperial family and the use of ...
Murasaki Shikibu wrote her diary at the Heian imperial court between c. 1008 – c. 1010.She is depicted here in a c. 1765 nishiki-e by Komatsuken.. The Diary of Lady Murasaki (紫式部日記, Murasaki Shikibu Nikki) is the title given to a collection of diary fragments written by the 11th-century Japanese Heian era lady-in-waiting and writer Murasaki Shikibu.
Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇, Go-Toba-tennō, 6 August 1180 – 28 March 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
She was the daughter of Murasaki Shikibu and Fujiwara no Nobutaka []. [1] [2] Her given name was Katako (賢子), [1] [2] [3] although the kanji can also be read as Kenshi.[4]In 1017, she joined to the court and served as a lady-in-waiting for Grand Empress Dowager Shoshi, the mother of Emperor Go-Ichijo.
Fujiwara no Shokushi was born in 1157. [1] Her father was Bōmon Nobutaka [], [2] and her mother was Fujiwara no Kyūshi (藤原休子) of Fujiwara clan. [2]While serving Taira no Tokuko, [2] the daughter of regent Taira no Kiyomori and wife of Emperor Takakura, [2] she became naishi-no-suke [] ("Assistant Handmaid") to the emperor, [2] and bore Prince Morisada [] [2] and the future Emperor Go ...
Morinari-shinnō became Crown Prince in 1200. He was elevated to the throne after Emperor Go-Toba pressured Emperor Tsuchimikado into abdicating.. 12 December 1210 (Jōgen 1, 25th day of the 11th month): In the 12th year of Tsuchimikado-tennō ' s reign (土御門天皇十二年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by his younger brother, the second son of the ...
In 1198, he became emperor upon the abdication of Emperor Go-Toba, who continued to exercise Imperial powers as cloistered emperor.. 1198 (Kenkyū 9, 11th day of the 1st month): In the 15th year of Go-Toba-tennō ' s reign (後鳥羽天皇十五年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by his eldest son.
Echizen Province (越前国, Echizen-no-kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. [1] Echizen bordered on Kaga, Wakasa, Hida, and Ōmi Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was ' (Esshū, 越州).